A day long seminar on addressing gender inequalities through active involvement of men and boys in the process was organised by Pragati organisation at the Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK). Uttarakhand human rights commission member Hemlata Dhaundiyal said that in the 48th Conference, Brazil, 2004-2005, the need was felt that both men and boys are needed for women empowerment. ...

The year 2016-17 is in real sense Exceptional Year with Exponential Growth for THDC India Limited (THDCIL). The Corporation has excelled in almost all the areas such as Capacity Addition, Energy Generation, Revenue Realization, Fiscal management. In Renewable Sector the Corporation has successfully Commissioned 02 Wind Projects (50MW Patan & 63 MW Dwarka in Gujarat) registering its presence in Western ...

To make the Transfer Act and Lokayukta Act more comprehensive, the selectcommittee led by the state parliamentary affairs minister Prakash Pant convened its first meeting in Dehradun on April 12 after the state Assembly referred the two bills to the committee to have an in-depth study of them.  During the meeting, the committee has asked the people to suggest things meant ...

Delhi Daredevils rode on an all-round effort to thrash Rising Pune Supergiant by 97 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here yesterday. While Kerala youngster Sanju Samson’s maiden T20 hundred set things on fire in the first innings as Delhi posted a mammoth 204 for 5, captain Zaheer Khan led from the ...

The state irrigation department has drawn up a Rs 13 crore plan to rejuvenate water bodies in Nainital, including Naini lake, Bhimtal and Sattal. Officials of the state irrigation department said that the project aims at cleaning and beautification of the lakes along with research and preservation of water bodies which have seen water levels dwindle, especially in the summers, ...

 Amid the outrage over the death sentence awarded to alleged Indian ‘spy Kulbhushan Jadhav, India on Tuesday warned Pakistan of consequences if it executed him. A defiant Islamabad justified the capital punishment. A day after Jadhav’s sentencing by a Pakistani military court, the issue resonated both inside and outside Parliament. While Parliament unanimously condemned Pakistan’s decision, External Affairs Minister Sushma ...

It was a cautious mood at the start for markets today, with the Sensex inching up 50 points, as the countdown begins for release of key IIP and inflation data later in the day. Shares overseas cut a sorry figure as geo-political tug-of-war over the Middle-East and the Korean Peninsula weighed. The 30-share index went up 50.47 points, or 0.16 ...

 Trai Chairman R S Sharma today said the telecom regulator has advised Reliance Jio to stop ‘complimentary’ service offer as it was not in accordance with the regulatory framework. “We examined it and found that it was not in accordance with regulatory framework, so we advised them to stop it,” Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma ...

Trivendra singh rawat government has declared their 64 state highways as other district road on Friday. with this order state liquor shops, which were closed after supreme court order in which they had imposed blanket ban on the sale and serving of liquor with 500 meter of national and state highways by april 1, 2017, would be able to serve ...